Arne Slot didn't simply imagine Liverpool had been lucky to win away to Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday evening – he felt even a draw would have been fortunate.
Luis Enrique's PSG facet registered 27 photographs towards Slot's males, not together with the Khvicha Kvaratskhelia aim which was dominated out for offside. They couldn't discover a well beyond Alisson, although, and had been punished within the closing couple of minutes when Liverpool substitute Harvey Elliott scored the winner together with his first contact.
Les Parisiens had gained 10 video games in a row going into the sport, and have failed to attain simply as soon as of their 24 Ligue 1 matches. They gained 10-0 on mixture towards Brest of their knockout play-off, however Liverpool handled all the pieces they threw at them.
Liverpool's supervisor is underneath no illusions that it was a lucky consequence given the steadiness of play, although. And he made this clear in his post-match feedback.
"I believe if we had a draw over right here we already would have been the fortunate one," Slot mentioned. "That’s clear for everybody. I believe they had been the significantly better staff in the present day, particularly within the first half, that they had numerous open possibilities – three or 4 huge, huge, huge possibilities. Within the second half they had been nonetheless the higher staff, nonetheless had numerous photographs heading in the right direction, however they had been primarily from outdoors the field.
"However I knew earlier than the sport and noticed in the present day once more how a lot high quality this staff has, and these particular person gamers have, so all these photographs from outdoors the field are with a sure velocity that you simply solely see with the highest gamers. We have now them as effectively, however you see them with them as effectively – that's why Alisson nonetheless needed to make numerous huge saves."
Slot recognised there was one thing accessible to his staff on the break, regardless that it took them till the ultimate couple of minutes. "We had been already within the recreation – three, 4, 5 instances I felt like we will harm them in transition however we didn't – however we waited till the final second after which we harm them," he added
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Alisson has been Liverpool's hero on quite a few events prior to now, however steered this was a brand new excessive on the age of 32. "It was in all probability the efficiency of my life," the Brazilian informed TNT Sports activities. "The supervisor was telling us how onerous it could be to play towards PSG, how good they’re with the ball and that we must be able to endure. We knew what was coming.
"We labored onerous. We gave away so many possibilities, typically one v one however the greatest a part of the chase is having somebody make the participant with the possibility assume a bit extra.
"All of the efforts the staff put in makes my job simpler. Then on the finish Harvey [Elliott] coming in and scoring the aim, it’s a nice story for us. An ideal evening."
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